Page 68 of Protected By the Elf Prince

When a roar erupted from inside the warehouse, a gasp escaped me.

“It’s okay. Dash will be out shortly,” Soren told me.

My mouth dropped open when fire exploded outward.

“Holy fuck,” Monkey breathed.

Heat slammed across the parking lot from a wall of living flames that blasted like an inferno.

My instincts immediately screamed danger. Monkey gripped my wrist, ready to pull me back, just as ice erupted from the ground and a massive wall of it formed between us and the warehouse.

The flames crashed into it.

Steam hissed as the heat vanished.

Monkey cleared his throat and explained, “That’s, ah, Remiel. The oldest brother.”

The elf stood there calmly with one hand raised, like creating an entire wall of ice was completely normal.

“Right,” I muttered.

Monkey laughed. “It’s still weird, right?”

“He made a wall of ice,” I said, like my son hadn’t just seen it too.

“Yep.”

“From nowhere.”

Monkey grinned. “You’ll get used to it if you’re gonna stick with Dashiel.”

I looked at Monkey, and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell him I wanted Dashiel to stay in my life. I wanted to date him. To figure things out in the bedroom with him and so much more.

He was my fated mate.

Just mine.

He cherished me like I was a treasure, and I’d never had that. Never felt so strongly for someone in such a short amount of time either. While I loved Monkey’s mom and was grateful for our life together, this connection with Dashiel was different. It felt like so much more.

But I stayed quiet because Dashiel would be the first to know, and besides, the king was now close.

The other brother walked beside him, and to my surprise, both stopped to bow in front of me.

I nearly choked. “W-what are you doing?”

The king straightened first. Kind silver eyes met mine. The same sort of kindness I’d seen in Dashiel.

“You are Landon.” It wasn’t a question, just a statement.

I nodded.

The king smiled. “I am Dashiel’s father. King Theradiel. This is Sashiel, younger brother to Dashiel. Over there is Remiel, my eldest.”

I bowed. “It is an honor to meet you.”

And when I straightened, Sashiel grinned. “The honor is ours.”

I looked between them in confusion because this felt backward.